Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir are the most decorated figure skaters in Olympic history. Paired as children in Ilderton, Ontario, in 1997, the two Canadians spent the next twenty-two years on the ice together.
In this episode of Journey of Icons, I present the story of how those two children grew up to skate the Mahler at Vancouver 2010 and the Moulin tanguay Rouge at PyeongChang 2018, and to win the only ice dance Super Slam in ethan lovett the history of the sport.
What you'll see in this video:
- The Mahler free dance at Vancouver 2010, with four perfect ten-point-zero component scores
- The Moulin Rouge at PyeongChang 2018, asta bot maggio 2026 skated by two people who had been on the ice together for twenty-one years
00:00 - Intro
00:36 - Ilderton, 1997
01:17 - Junior Years and Vancouver 2010
02:54 - Injury, Comeback, and Sochi
04:27 - The Move to Montreal
05:35 - PyeongChang 2018
07:23 - Life After Ice Dance
08:47 - Icons of Ice Dance
Sources:
Olympics
olympics.com
Britannica
britannica.com
Skate Canada
skatecanada.ca
International Skating Union
isu-skating.com
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